HP Integrity blade solution| IT Case Study | AccuWeather, Inc.| HP

ObjectiveReplace the aging storage and servers running its forecasting system, based on the HP OpenVMS* operating system

ApproachDeploy an innovative solution that required minimal code revisions and enabled the hardware to be replaced in stages to reduce capital requirements and service downtime

IT improvements• Reduce application runtimes by 20 percent• When fully deployed, replace seven racks of Alpha and VAX servers with six Integrity blades, reclaiming 20 percent of total data center capacity• Reduce power and cooling costs for the forecasting solution by 95 percent• Transfer management of the forecasting solution hardware to server team enabling the AccuWeather OpenVMS team to focus on value-added programming tasks

Business benefits• Improve customer service with more frequent weather updates• Ensure continued production of business-critical forecasting data

ObjectiveReplace the aging storage and servers running its forecasting system, based on the HP OpenVMS* operating system

ApproachDeploy an innovative solution that required minimal code revisions and enabled the hardware to be replaced in stages to reduce capital requirements and service downtime

IT improvements• Reduce application runtimes by 20 percent• When fully deployed, replace seven racks of Alpha and VAX servers with six Integrity blades, reclaiming 20 percent of total data center capacity• Reduce power and cooling costs for the forecasting solution by 95 percent• Transfer management of the forecasting solution hardware to server team enabling the AccuWeather OpenVMS team to focus on value-added programming tasks

Business benefits• Improve customer service with more frequent weather updates• Ensure continued production of business-critical forecasting data